Team Chekpeds, Author at CHEKPEDS

Pedestrian Safety: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

by Team ChekpedsJuly 28, 2013July 14, 2021

57th street residents rejoice that DOT recently installed a new mid-block pedestrian signalized crossing between 8th and 9th Avenues. This very long block is now on par with 42nd and 43rd Streets where such signals have been implemented with much… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

Timely Crash Reporting in visual format

by Team ChekpedsJuly 27, 2013July 14, 2021

Eight years ago Chekpeds started with FOILing (Freedom Of Information Letter) DOT for crash data on 9th Avenue. It took 6 months to receive a pile of paper which we painstakingly turned into a spreadsheet and a graph. Transporation Alternatives… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Sidewalk

Pedestrian Delight: Artwork on 9th Avenue

by Team ChekpedsJuly 27, 2013July 14, 2021

This week, a whimsical totem appeared at the Southeast corner of 35th Street and 9th Avenue on the bike lane. Looks to me like three monkeys hailing a cab ! For sure it is a playful sight: every visitor… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Greening, Pedestrian safety

A new traffic calming technique: Flower Power

by Team ChekpedsJuly 11, 2013July 14, 2021

Now, that the Parks Departement has planted nearly all the trees (15 more will be planted in the fall) on the bike lane median, we will be working towards filling the tree beds with plants to prevent trucks and buses… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Which Candidates will reduce Pedestrian Crashes by 50%?

by Team ChekpedsJuly 11, 2013July 14, 2021

While we continue to fight with DOT engineers to put our safety first at each of our crosswalks, especially on 41st and 42nd Streets, studies show that avoiding 44% of pedestrian injuries and fatalities in New york city is entirely… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

Victory! Speed Cameras Pass State Legislature

by Team ChekpedsJune 28, 2013July 14, 2021

Against all odds, the legislation allowing New York City to install speed cameras to automatically enforce speed limits, has passed the legislature and should be signed by Governor Cuomo. The major opponent to the bill was the Benevolent Patrolmen Association… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

Fighting one foot at a time to reclaim the ever-shrinking sidewalk

by Team ChekpedsJune 28, 2013July 14, 2021

By Ernest Modarelli. 9th Avenue’s sidewalks are already overcome with sandwich boards, sidewalk cafes and storm enclosures, but hogging excessive sidewalk space in the name of accessibility to establish commercial presence is going too far! This was recently the case… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

The invention of Jaywalking

by Team ChekpedsJune 28, 2013July 14, 2021

How did we get from the New York Times, November 23, 1924: “The horrors of peace appear to be more appalling than the horrors of war. The automobile looms up as a far more destructive piece of mechanism than the… Read more

CHEKPEDS, DOT STUDY, Pedestrian safety, Traffic Justice

Pedestrian Death: 41st Street still not fixed

by Team ChekpedsJune 28, 2013July 14, 2021

June 5th marked the 4-month anniversary of the death of our neighbor, Ms. Shu Ying Liu, at the intersection of Ninth Avenue and W. 41st Street. She was hit by one of the many large trucks making the (west) right… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Traffic Justice

NYPD takes a first step toward better crash investigations

by Team ChekpedsJune 28, 2013July 14, 2021

The Police Department has moved to examine three times as many crashes this year as last, focusing new attention and resources on another manner of violent death in the streets — the victims walking, riding bicycles or in a vehicle.… Read more